Title
Approval of the Proposed Cooper Point Area (County Island) Annexation Ordinance
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the proposed Cooper Point Area annexation ordinance on second reading.
Body
Issue:
Whether to approve an ordinance to annex the Cooper Point Urban Growth Area island.
Staff Contact:
Jennifer Kenny, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8031
Presenter(s):
None. Consent Item.
Background and Analysis:
[Same Background and Analysis as 1st Reading]
The annexation of county islands occurring entirely within the City's boundaries generally creates a more logical boundary and more reasonable service areas for City services. Our Comprehensive Plan, Urban Growth Management Agreement and countywide planning policies include policy statements regarding growth management and annexation. Generally, the goals support annexations which create logical boundaries and reasonable service areas within the urban growth areas (UGA).
The proposed Cooper Point annexation is a UGA island in that it is surrounded on all sides by the City of Olympia. Law enforcement is technically served by the Thurston County Sheriff's office. The same on-duty deputy may be simultaneously providing law enforcement service to Steamboat Island, Little Rock and Summit Lake. In non-emergency circumstances, law enforcement response times may not be what the City's urban residents expect. However, emergency services are likely to be provided by the City of Olympia even though the properties are not contributing taxes to the City for those urban services. Staff recommends acceptance of the annexed area to increase efficiency of service delivery such as fire, police and waste removal services.
Annexing the area will also support consistency among existing City codes such as the ban on fireworks. The fireworks ban does not apply to the county isl...
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